1992 Barcelona

Barcelona 1992

The illustrious Spanish director, Carlos Saura, created a structure for this documentary as unconventional as the buildings of Gaudí that adorn the host city of Barcelona. Coverage of the men's Marathon appears at intervals throughout the narrative, thus enshrining the Games' most emblematic event. All the charismatic winners are on view, from 400m champion Michael Johnson to weightlifter Ivan Ivanov, but Saura observes the rigorous training routines with as much passion as the finals themselves. Composers like Ryuichi Sakamato, Mikis Theodorakis, and Angelo Badalamenti contribute to the changing moods of this excellent film.  
**Carlos Saura | 1993 | 130' | 2013 IOC Restored version**

Barcelona 1992 | Olympic Games

Originals

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Barcelona 1992 Official Film | Marathon

The ceremony took place on 25 July in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. The Olympic flame cauldron was lit by a flaming arrow.

Replay

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Barcelona 1992 - Opening Ceremony

&ldquo;It was a total gamble and it just happened that it worked out very well,&rdquo; Read Miller said of his definitive image, above, tracking the burning arrow as it flew through the Barcelona night sky past the Olympic cauldron\. Through a combination of circumstances, the American was one of very

Snapped: the flaming arrow at the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992

Watch when some of the world's most famous USA sportsmen descended on the Olympic Games to dominate men's basketball at Barcelona 1992

Basketball

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America's Basketball Dream Team in Barcelona 1992

In an unforgettable 400m semi-final at Barcelona 1992, Derek Redmond crossed the finish line despite a devastating injury.

Derek REDMOND

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Derek Redmond's inspirational race | Barcelona 1992

Barcelona 1992 - Overview Mosaic

Vitaly Scherbo from Belarus won six gold medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Relive the impressive performance from Barcelona!

Vitaly SCHERBO

Highlights

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Barcelona 1992 Artistic Gymnastics men individual all-round

At the Barcelona 1992 Olympics, Vitaly Scherbo went down in Olympic history capturing gold in 6 events (team, all around, pommel horse, rings, vault and parallel bars), the most ever earned by a male gymnast at a single Olympics. Scherbo won 4 consecutive apparatus finals, becoming the first athlete to claim 4 gold medals in the same day and the most succesful athlete of the Barcelona Games. Vitaly Scherbo (EUN) - Artistic Gymnastics - Barcelona 1992

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Vitaly Scherbo Claims 6 Golds at Barcelona 1992

Heavyweight David Izonritei won silver for Nigeria at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, beating future world title challenger David Tua in the semi-finals.

Boxing

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David Izonritei beats David Tua at Barcelona 1992

When the Olympic Games in Barcelona were opened with a spectacular ceremony in 1992, the face of the world had changed: The Soviet Union no longer existed, Germany was reunified, Yugoslavia was divided into several republics, and South Africa was taking part in the Games for the first time since 1960. Re-live the exciting Barcelona Games in this highlight video!

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Best of Barcelona 1992

In the summer of 1992, Hassiba Boulmerka went down in Olympic history winning the first ever Olympic gold medal for Algeria. In the final lap, she pushed her way forward to reach the finish line in 3:55.31, becoming the pride of her country. Athletics 1500m Women's Final - Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics - Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG), Lyudmila Rogachova (EUN), Qu Yunxia (CHN)

Hassiba BOULMERKA

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Hassiba Boulmerka Earns Algeria's 1st Gold Medal

A teenage Jennifer Capriati earns tennis gold with victory over Steffi Graf in the women's singles at the Olympic Games Barcelona 1992.

Jennifer CAPRIATI

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Capriati beats Graf to earn gold

Kyoko Iwasaki of Japan won the 200m breaststroke Olympic gold medal in Barcelona, making her, at the age of 14 years and 6 days, the youngest swimmer ever to claim an Olympic title.

Swimming

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The youngest swimmer ever to win Olympic gold

Barcelona 1992 Overview Replays

A spectacular ceremony with a majestic concert and pyrotechnics show closed an unforgettable edition of the Games.

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Barcelona 1992 - Closing Ceremony

Ceremonies Barcelona 1992

Artistic Gymnastics

Athletics

Handball

Tennis

Algeria

Belarus

Brazil

Croatia

Cuba

Germany

Jamaica

Lithuania

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United States

USSR

Relive the Dream Team facing the mighty Lithuania of Arvydas Sabonis and Arturas Karnisovas at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Watch the performances of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and the rest of the Dream Team stars.

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USA vs Lithuania | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

Watch the legendary Dream Team face Germany at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Relive the performances of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and the rest of the Dream Team stars.

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USA vs Germany | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

Watch the legendary Dream Team winning gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, against the Croatia of Drazen Petrovic. Relive the performances of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and the rest of the Dream Team stars.

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USA vs Croatia Final | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

Relive the performances of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and the rest of the Dream Team stars against Brazil at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games

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USA vs Brazil | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

The Dream Team faces Croatia of Drazen Petrovic at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Relive the performances of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and the rest of the Dream Team stars.

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USA vs Croatia | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

Look back on the opening ceremony of Barcelona 92, including the iconic lighting of the cauldron via archer Antonio Rebollo's arrow.

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The Best of the Opening Ceremony | Barcelona 1992

Gymnast Tatiana Gutsu, known affectionately in her native Ukraine as ‘The Painted Bird of Odessa,’ claimed the all-round gold medal and a team gold at the Barcelona Games. Her extraordinary Olympic success was only matched by the way in which she achieved it, with routines as difficult as any ever attempted by a gymnast.

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The Painted Bird of Odessa wins gold

A true champion, Yolanda Gail Devers’ track success came after years of misdiagnosed health problems.

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A nail-biting finish in Barcelona

Tennis star Jennifer Capriati was just 16- when she won the Womens singles Olympic gold medal in Barcelona. The American came from a set behind to beatthe 23year old Steffi Graf of Germany. Capriati’s Olympic title was one of many the young New Yorker would win in a glittering professional career that included three Grand Slam titles.

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Capriati’s Olympic gold

America’s Michael Duane Stulce took the gold medal at Barcelona in the men’s shot put event with a personal best throw of 21.70.

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Stulce shot to glory

Merlene Ottey was the 1st Caribbean woman to win an Olympic medal. She's the only track and field athlete to participate in 7 different Olympics, where she represented Jamaica in the first 6 and Slovenia in Athens 2004. She went on to capture a total of 9 medals (3 bronze in the 200m, 2 in the 100m, 1 in the 4x100m relay, and silver in the 100m, the 200m and the 4x100m relay). Merlene Ottey (JAM, SLO) - Athletics - Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004

Merlene OTTEY-PAGE

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Merlene Ottey's Amazing Olympic Achievements

Michael Johnson made his Olympic debut in 1992, winning the 4x400m relay along with his teammates. At the 1996 Games, he became the only man in history to win the 200m and the 400m gold medals at a single Olympics, setting world record times in both events (19.32 in the 200m and 43.49 in the 400m). In Sidney 2000, he defended his 400m Olympic title, becoming the 1st athlete to capture 2 consecutive 400m gold medals. Michael Johnson (USA) - Athletics - Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000

Michael JOHNSON

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Michael Johnson's Astonishing Olympic Success

Injuries to leading long jumpers Mike Powell and Iván Pedroso allow an in form Carl Lewis to thrill his home country with a gold medal winning jump in Atlanta. His leap of 8.50m is 21 cm better than Jamaica’s James Beckford and he becomes the third Olympian to win the same individual event on four occasions.

Carl LEWIS

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Olympic Games Barcelona 1992

Barcelona 1992Highlights & Replays

Barcelona 1992 Artistic Gymnastics men individual all-round

Vitaly Scherbo Claims 6 Golds at Barcelona 1992

David Izonritei beats David Tua at Barcelona 1992

Best of Barcelona 1992

Hassiba Boulmerka Earns Algeria's 1st Gold Medal

Capriati beats Graf to earn gold

ceremonies

Barcelona 1992 - Opening Ceremony

Barcelona 1992 - Closing Ceremony

All Replays

USA vs Lithuania | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

USA vs Germany | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

USA vs Croatia Final | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

USA vs Brazil | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

USA vs Croatia | Dream Team 1992 Revisited

The Best of the Opening Ceremony | Barcelona 1992

Capriati beats Graf to earn gold

The youngest swimmer ever to win Olympic gold

The Painted Bird of Odessa wins gold

A nail-biting finish in Barcelona

Capriati’s Olympic gold

Stulce shot to glory

Merlene Ottey's Amazing Olympic Achievements

Michael Johnson's Astonishing Olympic Success

Athletics Men Long Jump Final Atlanta 1996 – Lewis

Barcelona 1992 - Closing Ceremony

Barcelona 1992 - Opening Ceremony

Barcelona 1992 Artistic Gymnastics men individual all-round